Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Dua by Muslim-2

[***hajikhan***]

   
  `Abdullah bin Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet 
(PBUH) 
  used to supplicate: 
   
  "Allahumma inni as'alukal-huda, wat-tuqa, wal-`afafa, wal-ghina 
  
   (O Allah! I beseech You for guidance, piety, chastity and contentment).''
   
   [Muslim].
   
  Commentary: "Guidance'' means guidance towards virtue which one needs at 
every 
  step. The ability to do good and steadfastness on the Right Path is also 
covered by 
  the term guidance. To comply with the Orders of Allah and to prevent oneself 
from 
  what He has forbidden is Taqwa (fear of Allah), the importance of which needs 
  no elaboration. `Affaf  is prevention from sins. It also means evasion from 
seeking 
  help from others. Ghina  means riches which makes one independent of others 
so 
  much so that all one's hopes are centered on Allah Alone. The prayer quoted 
in this 
  Hadith is very comprehensive indeed. 
   

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Knowledge,Compassion and Accountability

[Khalid]

As'salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Peace be upon you,

"If anyone goes on his way in search of knowledge, God will make easy 
for him the way to paradise" [Muslim] 

"The superiority of the learned man over the everyday worshipper is 
like the superiority of the moon when it is full over the stars"
[Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood and Ahmad]

"The search for knowledge is a sacred duty (faridah) imposed on every 
Muslim man and woman" [Ibn Majah] 

In this light it is the duty of any nation or group of people who 
call for the law of Islam that they are obliged to ensure education 
is accessible for all members of that community, men or women. By 
implication this also means that any non-Muslim living amongst the 
Muslims is equally entitled to the same access that a Muslim is with 
regards to education, and its knock on effect of opportunity. There
can be no room for discrimination the grounds of race in Islam, nor, 
as is common today, discrimination on the grounds of gender. 

"Have compassion to those who are on earth and God in heaven will 
have compassion on you" [Tirmidhi and Abu Dawood]

"God will show no compassion to him who does not have compassion 
toward all human beings" [Tirmidhi and Abu Dawood] 

As a result of education comes understanding, to care for ones fellow 
human being. What greater truth can there be but that humanity is one 
seeking the same goals in life: opportunity, challenge, security and 
peace. 

"You will not enter paradise until you have faith; and you cannot 
have faith until you love one another" [Muslim]

So the lesson is clear. Humanity cannot find success until such time 
as humanity cares for one another. The Quranic prohibition with 
regards to loving non-Muslims does not relate to a person who accepts 
Islam and is then somehow obliged to hating their non-Muslim family; 
nor does it relate to hating someone who happens to be non-Muslim 
simply by virtue of their being non-Muslim. Instead the Quran speaks 
of disliking those who cause harm to the Muslims, and by implication 
those who are under protection of the Muslim communities e.g. should 
someone harm a Christian living in Pakistan, whoever that person may 
be, Muslim or other, the obligation as a Muslim is to seek justice 
for that Christian, anything short of this is tantamount to a 
rejection of the Islamic faith. Consider that the standards of 
justice within the Muslim community are spoken of in high terms. A 
non-Muslims living amongst Muslims may be likened to being our guest 
and as our guest has the right to be treated with the honor, and 
dignity a guest deserves. 

"In the name of God, in whose authority I place my trust" began the 
Prophet, "Not a single person has faith until they want for someone
else what they want for themselves" [Bukhari and Muslim] This is the 
truth. 

Those who act with impunity in this world, your accountability rests 
with your Creator. The day you disregard the rights of others to live
in peace, is a day you should fear, for none can escape 
accountability by God Almighty, and not a single one of us will 
escape being raised on the day over which there is no doubt, the Day 
of Judgment. 

May Allah Almighty have mercy and guide you, me, and everyone else, 
to seek the values of honesty, integrity, fairness and justice in all
that we do, Ameen.

In the protection of God, peace be upon you.
  
Courtesy: Mohammed Ishtiaq Hussain

 

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Re: CHRISTIAN FUNDIES ACCIDENTALLY FURNISH LIST OF GOOD COMPANIES

[jav6hay]

THIS IS ALL FAKE !!! these all companies are jewish-christians based
multi-national companies



--- In islamcity@yahoogroups.com, "islamiccommunitynet" wrote:
>
> CHRISTIAN FUNDIES ACCIDENTALLY FURNISH LIST OF GOOD COMPANIES
>
> Assalamu aleikum.
>
> The following list is actually a HATE list compiled by Islamophobic
> and antisemitic christian fundamentalist extremists.  It's being
> circulated by christian fanatics and is supposed to embarrass the
> named companies.
>
> Instead, Muslims should REWARD the companies below by striving to
make
> any necessary purchases from them and not from supporters of the
> christian fanatics.
>
> This christian hate list, along another list of those companies
that
> openly pander to the christian fundamentalist mentality can be
found
> at the christian hatesite:
> http://lc.org/helpsavechristmas/naughty_nice2006.pdf
>
> Simple rule of thumb: boycott the christian "nice" companies and
> consider purchases from the christian "naughty" companies.
>
>
> ---
>
>
> ISLAMIC COMMUNITY NET RECOMMENDS FOR MUSLIMS:
>
> Banana Republic – Web site has "Holiday Gift Guide" with no
mention of
> any Christmas.
>
> Best Buy – Web site says "Unique gifts for the season," "Holiday
gift
> ideas." Spokesperson said they consider the use of "Merry
Christmas"
> to be disrespectful.
>
> Eddie Bauer – Customer service would not recognize Christmas, they
> "don't want to offend Jews, those who celebrate Kwanza and those
who
> have no religious preference."
>
> Gap – "Holiday Survival Guide" no mention of Christmas.
>
> Lowe's – In 2005, Lowe's stated they would modify their ads and no
> longer say things such as "Holiday trees", however, their Web site
has
> Holiday gift cards and Holiday Living department (that only
contains
> Christmas-related items.) Employees can say "Merry Christmas" in
> response to employees.
>
> Old Navy – Web site has "Holiday Gift Guide," "Holiday gift boxes"
but
> no Christmas.
>
> Petsmart – Has a Holiday Shop, and Luv-a-pet ornaments, photos with
> Santa, but no Christmas.
>
> Rite Aid – Advertises "holiday savings" with all Christmas
products,
> employees told to say "Happy Holidays." One employee says, "These
> retailers are profiting from the traditions of giving that have
> developed out of Christianity but refuse to acknowledge the faith
that
> feeds them."
>
> Schnucks Grocery Stores – (MO, IL) Have "Happy Holidays" banners
but
> no mention of Christmas anywhere.
>
> Staples – Web site advertises "Department of Unexpected Gifts."
Sell
> "Hanukkah" cards and "religious" cards. Never says Christmas.
>

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Litvinenko was a muslim

[khan zahid]

<> wrote: And to think I was irritated because the press was 
failing to discuss what I had imagined was the most relevant fact about this 
sorry episode, namely WHY he might have been killed, i.e. that he had found 
evidence that the Moscow tower block bombings which were blamed on the Chechens 
and gave Putin an excuse to reinvade and reduce Chechnya to rubble (killing 1/4 
of its population), he had discovered that they had been blown up by Putin's 
FSB itself!
   
  Here is another important news item that we can expect to see ignored then 
   
  May Allah grant him peace and His paradise.
   
  No doubt his courage was exemplary.
  

Usama Hasan <> wrote:
  As-salamu 'alaykum. This is the answer I received from br. Imran of the 
Save Chechnya Campaign (www.savechechnya.org). - Usama

---
Aa,

It's true. He became muslim in front of his family. It's also mentioned in
the telegraph:

Akhmed Zakayev, the leading Chechen dissident who lived next door to Mr
Litvinenko, said: "He was read to from the Koran the day before he died and
had told his wife and family that he wanted to be buried in accordance with
Muslim tradition."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/02/npoison02.xml

I spoke to Ahmed's people and suggested that they do the salah at RPM but
their unsure as to what the family wants.

Typically the Express has seized on the news to spin some poisonous lies.

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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Mosque in Australia to get police guard for bikini rally

[Showkat Ali]

Mosque in Australia to get police guard for bikini rally
   
  
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mosque-to-get-police-guard-for-bikini-rally/2006/12/02/1164777846230.html
  
POLICE have been asked to protect Australia's largest mosque next weekend 
because of concerns that a bikini march staged to coincide with the anniversary 
of the Cronulla riots may get out of control.
   
  The caretaker of Lakemba Mosque, the Lebanese Muslim Association, says it is 
taking no risks, requesting at least 32 police officers to protect the place of 
worship on Saturday and Sunday.
   
  Association president Tom Zreik said he met police on several occasions to 
ensure there would be adequate numbers of officers present to defuse problems 
and arrest troublemakers.
   
  "We are treating this as something that is funny and hilarious but also 
taking precautions," Mr Zreika said of the bikini march. "Some people may see 
this as provocation and the last thing that we want is to see anyone being 
attacked."
   
  The organiser, Melbourne grandmother Christine Hawkins, has asked women 
nationally to dress in bikinis and colourful beachwear and rally outside large 
mosques to show their disgust at comments by leading Muslim cleric, Sheik Taj 
el-Din al Hilaly, who likened women to "uncovered meat".
   
  A white supremacist website has promoted the march. Members of Sydney's 
Muslim community began raising their concerns last week, with hundreds joining 
an internet discussion to find a "peaceful avenue" to protect their mosque.
   
  Many Muslim women suggested joining the march in their hijabs and burqas to 
voice their outrage at comments made by Senator Bronwyn Bishop and Prime 
Minister John Howard about the way they dress. "We're really asking people not 
to bother coming to the mosque," Mr Zreika said.
   
  "All this is doing is degrading women and giving men a great excuse to have a 
perv. There are better ways women can express their concerns."In Cronulla 
yesterday members of the Lakembaroos sports club attended a barbecue at North 
Cronulla Surf Club to mark the progress of more than 20 Muslim lifesavers, who 
are training for their bronze medallions.
  "If we didn't have the events of Cronulla last December in the back of our 
minds, we wouldn't even be conscious that the people here were of Lebanese 
background," Community Relations Commission chairman Stepan Kerkyasharian said.
  "They look Australian, they are taking part in an Australian activity and you 
have to ask 'what's the problem?"'
   
  The training is an initiative of Surf Life Saving Australia.
   
  Comment
   
  Do these people not understand the meaning of civilised behaviour and 
protest? By protesting in such a manner they are showing the fallacy of freedom 
which allows such behaviour to exist and also showing their moral bankruptcy. 
   
  Do they expect anyone to take them seriously? What is more shocking is that 
the organiser is a grand mother who surely should be teaching her children and 
grand-children how to behave in a civilised manner rather than in a way 
befitting animals.
   

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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] How to memorize the Holy Qur'aan?

[Khurram Jamal �]

DAR AL BIR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote


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  How to memorize the Holy Qur'aan
  4/1/2004 8:52:00 AM GMT

  Question

  Assalaamu 'Alaykum, please could you give me some advice on 
memorsing the Quran such as techniques.

  Answer :

  Praise be to Allaah.

  Important rules for memorizing the Holy Qur'aan.

  Sincerity. It is essential to have a pure and sincere 
intention and a proper aim. One should learn the Qur'aan and pay attention to 
it for the sake of Allaah and attaining Paradise and earning the pleasure of 
Allaah. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "So worship Allaah (Alone) 
by doing religious deeds sincerely for Allaah's sake only. Surely, the religion 
(i.e. the worship and the obedience) is for Allaah only" [al-Zumar 39:2-3]. 
According to a hadeeth qudsi, Allaah says: "I am so self-sufficient that I am 
in no need of having an associate. Thus he who does an action for the sake of 
someone else as well as for My sake will have that action rejected by Me to the 
one whom he associated with Me." So there will be no reward for the one who 
reads and memorizes Qur'aan for the sake of showing off or gaining a good 
reputation.

  Correct pronunciation and reading. This can only be learned 
by listening to someone who reads well or has memorized properly. The Qur'aan 
can only be learned from a teacher. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah 
be upon him) learnt it orally from Jibreel, and the Sahaabah learned it orally 
from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Then it was 
passed down orally from the Sahaabah to succeeding generations of this Ummah.

  Deciding the amount to be memorized each time. The one who 
wants to learn the Qur'aam should decide how much he wants to memorize each 
time. After he has set out his objective and learned the correct pronunciation, 
he has to keep on repeating it over and over. This repetition should be with 
the proper intonation so as to avoid getting bored and so that he can memorize 
it properly. The intonation makes a person enjoy listening to it, helps him to 
memorize it and makes the tongue get used to that intonation, so that he will 
spot mistakes immediately, as the rhythm will be interrupted. This is in 
addition to the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon 
him) said, "He is not one of us who does not recite the Qur'aan with a rhythmic 
intonation." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari).

  Not going beyond what one has decided to learn in one day 
until one has memorized it perfectly. The haafiz should never move on to a new 
portion until he has perfectly memorized the prvious portion , so that it will 
stick in his mind. One thing that will help the student to memorize it is to 
preoccupy himself with it night and day, by reciting it in the prayers where 
Qur'aan is to be recited silently, and if he is leading others in prayer, by 
reciting it out loud. He can also recite it during his naafil prayers, and 
whilst waiting for (congregational) prayers. In this way it will become easy 
for him to memorize Qur'aan. Everyone can do this, even if he is busy with 
other things.

  Adhering to one style of writing in the Mus-haf you use for 
memorizing. One thing that will help in memorizing Qur'aan is to have one's own 
copy of the Mus-haf (i.e., choosing a specific edition) and never changing it. 
This is because people learn as much by looking as by listening, so the pattern 
of the verses and where they appear on the pages of the Mus-haf stays in the 
mind as one reads and looks at the Mus-haf. So if a person changes the Mus-haf 
from which he is learning, or he learns from various Masaahif where the 
relative positions of the aayaat may vary, he will get confused and it will be 
difficult for him to memorize.

  Understanding is the key to memorization. One of the things 
which is of the greatest help in memorizing is understanding the verses one is 
learning and knowing how they are connected to one another. This means that the 
haafiz has to read the tafseer of some of the aayahs and soorahs which he is 
memorizing and he has to focus his mind when he is reading. This will help him 
to remember the verses. But when he is committing the verses to memory, he 
should rely on understanding; what he has to do is rely on repetition so that 
it will be easy for him to memorize them.

  Not moving on until one has learned a soorah well. After 
having memorized one soorah, the haafiz should not move on to another soorah 
until he has memorized the first soorah perfectly from beginning to end and he 
can recite it fluently without having to think too hard about it. Remembering 
it should be easy, and he should not move on to another soorah until he is sure 
th

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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Quranic verse and hadith

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Quranic verse and hadith 
33. The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His 
Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the 
land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and 
feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their 
disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the 
Hereafter;

Narrated AbuHurayrah: 

The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Hospitality extend for three 
days, and what goes beyond that is sadaqah (charity). 

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Has He Started Talking to the Walls? : FRANK RICH - Bush�s Unreality +

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  Has He Started Talking to the Walls? : FRANK RICH - Bush’s Unreality +
By FRANK RICH: The New York Times - Sunday, Dec. 03, 2006 at 11:33 AM

RICH: The more President Bush loses his hold on reality, the more language 
is severed from its meaning altogether. 
  THE COMPLETE ARTICLE WITH ALL HYPERLINKS AND MORE. 
  
   
  OP-ED COLUMNIST 
Has He Started Talking to the Walls? 
By FRANK RICH 
Published: December 3, 2006 

IT turns out we’ve been reading the wrong Bob Woodward book to understand 
what’s going on with President Bush. The text we should be consulting instead 
is “The Final Days,” the Woodward-Bernstein account of Richard Nixon talking to 
the portraits on the White House walls while Watergate demolished his 
presidency. As Mr. Bush has ricocheted from Vietnam to Latvia to Jordan in 
recent weeks, we’ve witnessed the troubling behavior of a president who isn’t 
merely in a state of denial but is completely untethered from reality. It’s not 
that he can’t handle the truth about Iraq. He doesn’t know what the truth is. 

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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] YES! YES! YES! John Bolton resigns as ambassador to U.N.

[G.Waleed Kavalec]

*News Update *from* Citizens for Legitimate Government
*04 December 2006
*http://www.legitgov.org/* 
* **http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news*

   *John Bolton resigns as ambassador to
U.N.*--
*Bush accepts resignation* 04 Dec 2006 Unable to win Senate confirmation,
U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his recess appointment
expires soon, the White House said Monday.

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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Best of the Best / "The most beloved Jihad according to Allah is that a word of truth be spoken to a tyrant ruler."

[Curtis Sharif]

Bismillah, FYI  Excerpts:
   
  'The most beloved Jihad according to Allah is that a word of truth be spoken 
to a tyrant ruler." 
   
  "The best of gatherings are those that are most open." 
   
   "The best of all prayers according to Allah is the Friday
morning prayer in congregation.
   
  The best of all deeds is that you bring happiness to your Muslim brother"
   
  "The most beloved deed according to Allah is to have faith in
Allah, then to maintain the ties of kinship, and then to command to good
and forbid the wrong. The most abhorrent of deeds according to Allah is
to associate partners with Him, then to cut the ties of kinship".
   
  .
  "The best deed is the prayer in its right time and Jihad in the path of 
Allah." 
   
  
The best of faith is patience and magnanimity. " 
   
  "The best of all charity is that which is given to the relative that harbors 
enmity against you." 
   
  "The best of the Believers with respect to Islam is the one from whose hand 
and tongue the Muslims are safe; and the best of the Believers with respect to 
Iman are the most excellent of them in character; and the best of those who 
migrate is he who migrates from that which Allah the Most High has prohibited; 
and the best of Jihad is
when one strives against his soul for the sake of Allah, the Might, the 
Magnificent. "

"The best of the Believers is the most excellent of them in character." 
  Best of the Best-Part 3 & 4   Posted by: "saima" [EMAIL PROTECTED]   
ummmarzuq   Sat Dec 2, 2006 2:42 am (PST)   
Best of the Best-Part 3 & 4

51. "The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it."
(Darimi, Sahih).

52. "The best of companions according to Allah are those who are
best to their companion and the best of neighbors according to Allah are
those that are best of their neighbor." (at-Tirmidhi, Sahih).

53. "The best of places are the Mosques and the worst of places
are the markets." (at-Tabarani, Sahih).

54. "The best supplication on the Day of 'Arafat and the best
thing that I and the Prophets before me ever said was, 'Lailaha illAllah
wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli
shay'in Qadir." (at-Tirmidhi, Hasan).

55. 'The best of provision is that which suffices." (Ahmad in
'Zuhd', Hasan).

56. "The best testimony is when one gives it before he is asked to
do so." (Tabarani, Sahih).

57. "The best of dowries are the easiest." (Hakim, Sahih).

58. "The best of charity is that which still leaves you
self-sufficient for the upper hand is better than the lower hand; start
with those you are responsible for." (Tabarani, Sahih).

59. "The best of gatherings are those that are most open." (abu
Dawud, Sahih).

60. "The most beloved deed according to Allah is to have faith in
Allah, then to maintain the ties of kinship, and then to command to good
and forbid the wrong. The most abhorrent of deeds according to Allah is
to associate partners with Him, then to cut the ties of kinship". (Abu
Ya'la, Hasan).

61. "The most beloved Jihad according to Allah is that a word of
truth be spoken to a tyrant ruler." (At-Tabarani, Hasan).

62. "The most beloved word according to me is that which is most
truthful." (Bukhari).

63. "The most beloved fast according to Allah is the fast of
Dawud; he would fast every alternate day. The most beloved prayer
according to Allah is the prayer of Dawud; he would sleep half the
night, stand a third and then sleep for a sixth." (agreed upon).

64. "The most beloved dish according to Allah is that which most
hands feed from." (Ibn Hibban, Hasan).

65. "The most beloved servant of Allah is he who is most
beneficial to his dependents." (Zawa'id al-Zuhd, Hasan).

66. "The best of earnings is that of the laborer as long as he
tries his best." (Ahmad, Hasan).

67. "The best of earnings is that of the laborer as long as he
tries his best." (Ahmad, Hasan).

68. "The best of all deeds is the Prayer at its earliest time."
(at-Tirmidhi, Sahih).

69. "The best of all deeds is the Prayer in its right time, to
treat the Parents honorably and Jihad in the path of Allah." (at-Khatib,
Sahih).

70. "The best of all deeds is that you bring happiness to your
Muslim brother, pay off his debt or feed him bread." (Ibn Adiyy, Hasan).

71. "The best of faith is patience and magnanimity. " (Ahmad,
Sahih)

72. "The best of days according to Allah is Friday." (alBayhaqi,
Sahih).

73. "The best of Jihad is that man strives against his soul and
desires." (Daylami, Sahih).

74. "The best Hajj is that with the most raised voices and
flowing blood." (At-Tirmidhi, Hasan).

75. "The best of supplications is that of on the Day of 'Arafah,
and the best thing that was said by myself and the Prophets before me
was, La ilala illAllah wahdahu la sharika lahu." (There is nothing
worthy of worship except Allah alone, He has no partners). (Malik,
Hasan).

76. "The best of dinars are: the dinar spent by a man upon his
dependents, the dinar spent by a man upon his horse in the path of Allah
and 

Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Prophet's Methods for Correcting People's Mistakes - Part 1

[Mahboob Shariff]

Al-Asaaleeb al-Nabawiyyah

The Prophet's Methods for Correcting People's Mistakes

English Translation

Book by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid




Contents

Introduction

Points to be noted when dealing with mistakes

The Prophet's methods of dealing with people's mistakes

Conclusion




Introduction

Bismillaah il-Rahmaan il-Raheem

In the Name of Allaah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Praise be to Allaah, Lord of the Worlds, Master of the Day of Judgement, God of 
the first and the last, Sustainer of heaven and earth, and peace and blessings 
be upon His trustworthy Prophet, the Teacher of mankind, sent as a Mercy to the 
worlds.

Teaching people is one of the greatest good deeds whose benefits spread to 
others. It is the daiy'ahs' and educators' share of the heritage of the 
Prophets and Messengers. "Allaah and the angels, and even the ant in its nest 
and the whale in the sea will pray for the one who teaches people the ways of 
good." (Reported by al-Tirmidhi; Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Ahmad Shaakir edn., no. 
2685. Abu 'Eesa said, this is a saheeh ghareeb hasan hadeeth). There are 
different types and ways of teaching, with different means and methods, one of 
which is correcting mistakes. Correcting mistakes is a part of education; they 
are like inseparable twins.

Dealing with and correcting mistakes is also a part of sincerity in religion 
(naseehah) which is a duty on all Muslims. The connection between this and the 
concept of enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, which is also a 
duty, is quite obvious (but we should note that the area of mistakes is broader 
than the area of evil (munkar), so a mistake may or may not be evil as such).

Correcting mistakes also formed a part of the wahy (revelation) and the 
methodology of the Qur'aan. The Qur'aan brought commands and prohibitions, 
approvals and denunciations and correction of mistakes - even those on the part 
of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). So it included 
rebukes and pointing out of mistakes, for example (interpretation of the 
meaning):

"(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,

Because there came to him the blind man ['Abd-Allaah ibn Umm Maktoom, whilst he 
was preaching to one or some of the chiefs of Quraysh],

But what could tell you that perchance he might become pure (from sins)?

Or that he might receive admonition, and that the admonition might profit him?

As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

To him you attend;

What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief, you are 
only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allaah).

But as to him who came to you running, And is afraid (of Allaah and His 
Punishment), Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another." 
['Abasa 80:1-10]

"And remember when you (Muhammad) said to him (Zayd ibn Haarithah - the freed 
slave of the Prophet) on whom Allaah has bestowed Grace (by guiding him to 
Islam) and you (too) have done a favour (by freeing him), 'Keep your wife to 
yourself and fear Allaah.' But you did hide in yourself (what Allaah had 
already made known to you - i.e. that He will give her to you in marriage) that 
which Allaah will make mainfest, you did fear the people whereas Allaah had a 
better right that you should fear Him." [al-Ahzaab 33:38]

"Not for you (O Muhammad) is the decision; whether He turns in mercy to 
(pardons) them or punishes them; verily, they are the zaalimoon (polytheists, 
disobedient, wrong-doers, etc.)." [Aal 'Imraan 3:128]

Qur'aan was also revealed to correct the mistakes of some of the Sahaabah in 
some situations. When Haatib ibn Abi Balta'ah (may Allaah be pleased with him) 
made the mistake of writing to the kuffaar of Quraysh and informing them of the 
direction in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was 
headed on a military campaign against them, Allaah revealed the words 
(interpretation of the meaning):

"O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e., disbelievers 
and polytheists, etc.) as friends, showing affection towards them, while they 
have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth, and have driven out the 
Messenger and yourselves (from your homeland) because you believe in Allaah 
your Lord! If you have come forth to strive in My Cause and to seek My Good 
Pleasure, (then take not these disbelievers and polytheists, etc., as your 
friends). You show friendship to them in secret, while I am All-Aware of what 
you conceal and what you reveal. And whosoever of you (Muslims) does that, then 
indeed he has gone (far) astray, (away) from the Straight Path." [al-Mumtahinah 
60:1]

Concerning the mistake made by the archers at the battle of Uhud, who left the 
position where the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had 
commanded the